Colonial Australia in Film and TV
by luke-eberhardt | created - 25 Nov 2011 | updated - 6 months ago | PublicBlackfellas, Whitefellas, Convicts, Traps, Bushrangers, etc. This is what makes Australian History unique. I haven't seen all of these (Although I would like to), some are very rare to find but would be great to get out.
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1. Against the Wind (1978)
617 min | Drama, History, Western
Mary Mulvane, an 18 year old Irish girl, is transported to New South Wales for seven years for doing little else than protecting her own property. She must endure the horror of transport to... See full summary »
Stars: Mary Larkin, Kerry McGuire, Jon English, Warwick Sims
Votes: 946
2. For the Term of His Natural Life (1927)
101 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
A convict, wrongfully accused and sent a harsh prison colony, attempts to escape.
Director: Norman Dawn | Stars: George Fisher, Eva Novak, Dunstan Webb, Jessica Harcourt
Votes: 131
3. For the Term of His Natural Life (1983)
520 min | Adventure, Drama
In 1830's England, a young man from a good but troubled family is unjustly convicted of stealing a watch. He's transported to Van Dieman's Land (Tasmania) where he suffers under the enmity ... See full summary »
Stars: Anthony Perkins, Patrick Macnee, Samantha Eggar, Diane Cilento
Votes: 234
4. The Timeless Land (1980)
55 min | Adventure, Drama, History
A miniseries about European settlement and exploration of Australia produced and broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
Stars: Angela Punch McGregor, Robin Stewart, Brian Hinzlewood, Michael Craig
Votes: 48
5. Mary Bryant (2005–2007)
R | 62 min | Adventure, Drama
A young woman is transported to the New South Wales penal colony in 1788.
Stars: Romola Garai, Jack Davenport, Alex O'Loughlin, Sam Neill
Votes: 2,579
6. Lost in the Wild (1976)
93 min | Adventure, Western
A twelve year old boy and a common criminal are being transported in the same ship from England to Australia in the last century. When the ship wrecked they happen to be the only survivors ... See full summary »
Director: David Waddington | Stars: Sean Kramer, Brett Maxworthy, Lionel Long, Jack Allen
Votes: 62
7. Bullseye (1987)
93 min | Adventure, Western
In the 1860s, two friends, Harry and Bluey, steal a thousand head of cattle and trek it across country from Queensland to Adelaide.
Director: Carl Schultz | Stars: Paul Goddard, Kathryn Walker, John Wood, Lynette Curran
Votes: 43
8. Eliza Fraser (1976)
130 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
An old captain & his young wife share a lot of adventures after they're shipwrecked and captured by Aborigines on an island near Australia.
Director: Tim Burstall | Stars: Susannah York, John Waters, John Castle, Noel Ferrier
Votes: 220
9. On Our Selection (1932)
99 min | Comedy
A tale of the ups and downs of the Rudd family who live on a ranch in Southwest Queensland.
Director: Ken G. Hall | Stars: Bert Bailey, Fred MacDonald, Alfreda Bevan, John McGowan
Votes: 63
10. Dad and Dave: On Our Selection (1995)
107 min | Comedy
Tired of local corruption and the harshness of his life a bushman demonstrates the true Aussie spirit and decides to run for parliament.
Director: George Whaley | Stars: Leo McKern, Joan Sutherland, Geoffrey Rush, Ray Barrett
Votes: 223
11. The Man from Snowy River (1982)
PG | 102 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
In 1880s Australia, after young Jim Craig's father dies, he takes a job at the Harrison cattle ranch, where he is forced to become a man.
Director: George Miller | Stars: Kirk Douglas, Tom Burlinson, Terence Donovan, Tommy Dysart
Votes: 10,033 | Gross: $20.66M
12. Luke's Kingdom (1976)
676 min | Drama, Western
Luke Firbeck is determined that his settlement in the outback is going to be his kingdom. He is ruthless. He has a deep attraction for his sister, Jassy.
Stars: Oliver Tobias, James Condon, Elizabeth Crosby, Gerard Maguire
Votes: 78
13. Seven Little Australians (1973)
294 min | Drama, Family
Based on Ethel Turner's classic children's novel, this award-winning miniseries is about a family of seven children set in 1890s Australia.
Stars: Barbara Llewellyn, Mark Clarke, Anna Hruby, Jennifer Cluff
Votes: 109
14. Sara Dane (1982)
Not Rated | 250 min | Drama, History, Romance
The lavish, passionate story of a beautiful convict girl, Sara Dane who is transported from England to Australia for a crime she did not commit. She struggle for freedom and independence against almost impossible odds.
Stars: Juliet Jordan, Harold Hopkins, Brenton Whittle, Barry Quin
Votes: 82
15. Essington (1974 TV Movie)
103 min | Drama
European settlers have difficulty adapting to life in an 1850s Australian township.
Director: Julian Pringle | Stars: Chris Haywood, Jacqueline Kott, Sandra McGregor, Wyn Roberts
Votes: 8
16. Great Expectations: The Untold Story (1987 TV Movie)
102 min | Drama
A humble orphan suddenly becomes a gentleman with the help of an unknown benefactor.
Director: Tim Burstall | Stars: John Stanton, Sigrid Thornton, Robert Coleby, Noel Ferrier
Votes: 29
17. The First Fagin (2012)
87 min | Documentary
When Charles Dickens created the character of Fagin in Oliver Twist, he gave birth to one of the most infamous personas in English literature. Few people know that Dickens' portrait of ... See full summary »
Directors: Helen Gaynor, Alan Rosenthal | Stars: Alison Alexander, Brian Andrews, John Andrews, Anthony Archer
Votes: 16
18. Bligh (1992)
25 min | Comedy, History
In 1807 the Governor of the colony of New South Wales, William Bligh, struggles in both his professional and personal life.
Stars: Michael Veitch, Magda Szubanski, William McInnes, Gina Riley
Votes: 31
19. Adam's Woman (1970)
M | 116 min | Drama, Western
Adam (Beau Bridges) is a young American wrongly accused of being an accomplice to murder while on shore leave in Liverpool. He is sentenced to death by hanging, but the sentence is commuted... See full summary »
Director: Philip Leacock | Stars: Beau Bridges, John Mills, Jane Merrow, James Booth
Votes: 201
20. The Potato Factory (2000)
Comedy, Drama, History
This four-hour miniseries tells the story of Ikey Solomon, his wife Hannah and his mistress Mary, who get caught in the criminal world of early 19th-century London and the convict settlement of Van Diemen's Land in Australia.
Stars: Ben Cross, Lisa McCune, Sonia Todd, Robert Grubb
Votes: 107
21. The Colony (2005– )
400 min | Documentary, Reality-TV
Two 21st Century families from Britain and Ireland are sent to see how they would cope had they been transported to New South Wales 200 years ago when it was a penal colony. Together with ... See full summary »
Stars: Jack Thompson, John Maynard, Michael McKernan
Votes: 34
22. Kings in Grass Castles (1998)
200 min | Drama
The life of an Irish immigrant family in Australia in the second half of the 19th century.
Stars: Essie Davis, Fionnula Flanagan, Susan Lynch, James Fox
Votes: 140
23. All the Rivers Run (1983–1990)
400 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Orphaned after a shipwreck off the Victorian coast of Australia, the beautiful and spirited Philadelphia Gordon finds both love and adventure aboard a paddle-steamer on the Murray River.
Stars: Sigrid Thornton, John Waters, Darius Perkins, John Alansu
Votes: 712
24. The Secret River (2015)
Adventure, Drama, History
In 1806, William Thornhill is sentenced to New South Wales for life where he is drawn into a terrifying conflict that will leave a bloody and indelible stain.
Stars: Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Sarah Snook, Lachy Hulme, Tim Minchin
Votes: 677
25. Rogue Nation (2009)
Drama, History
Historian Michael Cathcart tells the epic story of how the colourful characters of early colonial Australia transformed a penal settlement into a land with rights and opportunity in a mere ... See full summary »
Stars: Michael Cathcart, Tony Llewellyn-Jones, Geoff Morrell, Andrew Hofman
Votes: 29
26. Van Diemen's Land (2009)
Not Rated | 104 min | Adventure, Biography, History
The true story of Alexander Pearce, Australia's most notorious convict. In 1822, Pearce and seven fellow convicts escaped from Macquarie Harbour, a place of ultra banishment and punishment,... See full summary »
Director: Jonathan auf der Heide | Stars: Oscar Redding, Arthur Angel, Paul Ashcroft, Thomas M. Wright
Votes: 3,429
27. My Place (2009–2011)
30 min | Drama, Family
The story of one house in South Sydney, told by the children who live there over 260 years.
Stars: Susie Porter, Rebecca Massey, Alexandra Schepisi, Leon Burchill
Votes: 106
28. Banished (2015)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, History
British convicts have been sent to Australia as punishment for their crimes. As they try to live their new lives, they have to live with the new rules. The soldiers also have to adjust.
Stars: Orla Brady, Ewen Bremner, MyAnna Buring, Ryan Corr
Votes: 4,164
29. Outback House (2005)
History, Reality-TV
Outback house follows the incredible journey of a small group of intrepid Australians. who, travel back in time almost 150 years to live on a remote, 10,000 acre sheep station.
Star: Paul Allcorn
Votes: 28
30. The Nightingale (I) (2018)
R | 136 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Set in 1825, Clare, a young Irish convict woman, chases a British officer through the rugged Tasmanian wilderness, bent on revenge for a terrible act of violence he committed against her family. On the way she enlists the services of an Aboriginal tracker named Billy, who is also marked by trauma from his own violence-filled past.
Director: Jennifer Kent | Stars: Aisling Franciosi, Maya Christie, Baykali Ganambarr, Addison Christie
Votes: 35,670 | Gross: $0.39M
31. Mná Díbeartha: Convict Women (2013– )
Documentary
Stars: Sarah Moon, Zane Pinner, Naomi Ngoo, Susan Barrett
32. Australia: The Story of Us (2014–2015)
Documentary, History
The series looks back at some of the people, places and events that have shaped the country over the last 40,000 years.
Stars: Rupert Degas, Richard Roxburgh, Tim Flannery, Tim Costello
Votes: 71
33. Rush (1974–1976)
50 min | Adventure, Drama, History
Stories of the lives of people living in and around the goldfields in the Australian bush during the 1850's.
Stars: John Waters, Max Meldrum, Alain Doutey, Vincent Ball
Votes: 87
34. Five Mile Creek (1983–1985)
Not Rated | 46 min | Drama, Family, Western
The series follows the adventures of a group of Americans who travel to Australia. Teaming up with a native halfway house owner, they introduce a stagecoach service to the local economy.
Stars: Louise Caire Clark, Liz Burch, Jay Kerr, Rod Mullinar
Votes: 343
35. Golden Pennies (1985– )
30 min | Adventure, Family
The adventures of a struggling family and their friends in a gold rush mining area.
Stars: Carol Drinkwater, Bryan Marshall, Michaela Abay, Tibbi Karman
Votes: 35
36. Eureka Stockade (1949)
Approved | 103 min | Drama, History, Western
In 1854, Australian gold rush miners struggle for their rights against an oppressive government.
Director: Harry Watt | Stars: Chips Rafferty, Jane Barrett, Jack Lambert, Peter Illing
Votes: 210
37. Stockade (1971)
90 min | Musical
This musical tells the story of the 1854 Eureka Stockade rebellion by the gold miners in Ballarat. It was adapted from a play by novelist Kenneth Cooke.
Directors: Ross McGregor, Hans Pomeranz | Stars: Michele Fawdon, Rod Mullinar, Graham Corry, Sue Hollywood
Votes: 14
38. Eureka Stockade (1984)
190 min | Drama
A miniseries on the Eureka Rebellion in Australia back in 1854
Stars: Bryan Brown, Bill Hunter, Carol Burns, Amy Madigan
Votes: 64
39. Australia on Trial (2012)
Drama
Documentary and reenactment series looking at three trials in pre-Federation Australia that effected the development of the nation and it's society.
Stars: Michael Cathcart, Richard Cawthorne, Xavier Gouault, Ben Geurens
Votes: 24
40. The Steam-Driven Adventures of Riverboat Bill (1986)
73 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
Riverboat Bill, a young boy named Dave, and a fire-breathing Bunyip have adventures up and down the Murray River aboard their salvaged steamboat in early 20th century Australia, facing outlaws and unsympathetic lawmen along the way.
Director: Paul Williams | Stars: Debby Cumming, Brian Hannan, Frank Thring, Adam Williams
Votes: 23
41. Ned (2003)
81 min | Action, Comedy, Western
A comedy based on the rise and fall of Ned Kelly and his gang of Outlaws.
Director: Abe Forsythe | Stars: Felix Williamson, Abe Forsythe, Damon Herriman, Nick Flint
Votes: 407
42. The True Story of Eskimo Nell (1975)
103 min | Adventure, Comedy, Western
The film's unlikely protagonist is a mild-mannered window peeper named Dead-Eye Dick (Max Gillies), who spies on a Mexican couple.
Director: Richard Franklin | Stars: Max Gillies, Serge Lazareff, Paul Vachon, Jerry Thomas
Votes: 108
43. Inn of the Damned (1975)
R | 118 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller
A sheriff investigates why the guests at a local hostelry check in but never check out.
Director: Terry Bourke | Stars: Judith Anderson, Alex Cord, Michael Craig, Joseph Fürst
Votes: 500
44. Journey Among Women (1977)
93 min | Drama, History, Western
In colonial Australia, daughter of a judge helps a group of female convicts living in inhuman conditions escape. Aboriginal girl teaches them how to survive in the forest. One of them gets raped and killed. The group seeks revenge.
Director: Tom Cowan | Stars: Jeune Pritchard, Martin Phelan, Nell Campbell, Lillian Crombie
Votes: 148
45. The Story of the Kelly Gang (1906)
Not Rated | 70 min | Action, Adventure, Biography
Originally 70 minutes in running time, only 17 minutes of the world's first full-length narrative feature film survived in stills and other fragments and tell the story of Ned Kelly, an infamous 19th-century Australian outlaw.
Director: Charles Tait | Stars: Elizabeth Tait, John Tait, Nicholas Brierley, Norman Campbell
Votes: 895
46. When the Kellys Rode (1934)
79 min | Drama, Western
The story of Ned Kelly and his gang. A policeman comes to arrest Dan Kelly, which results in him being shot and Ned Kelly going on the run with his gang. They rob several banks but are captured and killed at the Glenrowan Hotel.
Director: Harry Southwell | Stars: Jack Appleton, George Doran, Desmond Hay, Robert Ingles
47. Ned Kelly (1970)
GP | 100 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The impoverished son of Irish immigrants is pushed by wrongful police persecution into becoming Australia's most notorious bushranger.
Director: Tony Richardson | Stars: Mick Jagger, Clarissa Kaye-Mason, Mark McManus, Ken Goodlet
Votes: 1,414 | Gross: $0.25M
48. The Last Outlaw (1980)
380 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Australia's most famous bushranger, Ned Kelly.
Stars: John Jarratt, Steve Bisley, Elaine Kussack, John Ley
Votes: 138
49. Ned Kelly (2003)
R | 110 min | Action, Adventure, Biography
An innocent man becomes one of the most wanted criminals the world has ever known.
Director: Gregor Jordan | Stars: Heath Ledger, Orlando Bloom, Geoffrey Rush, Naomi Watts
Votes: 28,100 | Gross: $0.07M
50. Stringybark
60 min | Drama | Completed
4 Mounted Police Officers are tasked with the arrest of two very dangerous and feared bush rangers in colonial Victoria, Australia.
Director: Ben Head | Stars: Tim Head, Neil Pigot, Chiara Farrell, Jim Lavranos
51. True History of the Kelly Gang (2019)
R | 124 min | Action, Biography, Crime
Australian bushranger Ned Kelly and his gang flee from authorities during the 1870s.
Director: Justin Kurzel | Stars: George MacKay, Essie Davis, Nicholas Hoult, Ben Corbett
Votes: 13,195
52. Wild Boys (2011)
60 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
Australia 1860s, Wild Boys follows a gang of bushrangers as they stage hold-ups determined to keep ahead of the troopers or wind up at the end of a noose.
Stars: Daniel MacPherson, Michael Dorman, Alexander England, Zoe Ventoura
Votes: 501
53. Mad Dog Morgan (1976)
R | 102 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The true story of Irish outlaw Daniel Morgan, who is wanted, dead or alive, in Australia during the 1850s.
Director: Philippe Mora | Stars: Dennis Hopper, Jack Thompson, David Gulpilil, Frank Thring
Votes: 1,865
54. The Proposition (2005)
R | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Western
A lawman apprehends a notorious outlaw and gives him nine days to kill his older brother, or else they'll execute his younger brother.
Director: John Hillcoat | Stars: Ray Winstone, Guy Pearce, Emily Watson, Richard Wilson
Votes: 54,992 | Gross: $1.90M
55. The Outlaw Michael Howe (2013 TV Movie)
85 min | Drama, History, Western
In 1815 a young convict leads a wretched guerrilla army of outlaws, deserters and bushmen in open rebellion against the morally corrupt government on the notorious prison settlement of Van ... See full summary »
Director: Brendan Cowell | Stars: Damon Herriman, Mirrah Foulkes, Rarriwuy Hick, Matt Day
Votes: 135
56. Robbery Under Arms (1985 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 141 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Fourth adaptation and first made for television of the classic Australian bushranger novel "Robbery Under Arms" by Rolf Boldrewood. Made by the South Australian Film Corporation during the ... See full summary »
Directors: Donald Crombie, Ken Hannam | Stars: Sam Neill, Steven Vidler, Christopher Cummins, Liz Newman
Votes: 239
57. Robbery Under Arms (1957)
Not Rated | 83 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Two brothers join their father in Captain Starlight's bush ranger gang in 19th Century Australia.
Director: Jack Lee | Stars: Peter Finch, Ronald Lewis, David McCallum, Maureen Swanson
Votes: 302
58. The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978)
108 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
After suffering racist abuse throughout his life - which intensifies following his marriage to a white woman - a half-Aboriginal farmhand finds himself driven to murder.
Director: Fred Schepisi | Stars: Tommy Lewis, Freddy Reynolds, Angela Punch McGregor, Ray Barrett
Votes: 2,532
59. Ben Hall (1975)
60 min | Biography, Drama, History
Follows the life of the Australian bushranger Ben Hall.
Stars: Jon Finch, Evin Crowley, Vincent Ball, Brian Blain
Votes: 56
60. Cash and Company (1975)
622 min | Action, Drama, Western
Wanted by the law, likeable bushrangers Sam Cash and cigar smoking accomplice Joe Brady are men with purpose and the know how to stay one sneaky step ahead of the authorities.
Stars: Serge Lazareff, Penne Hackforth-Jones, Gus Mercurio, Bruce Kerr
Votes: 43
61. Tandarra (1976)
50 min | Drama, Western
Following the next exciting chapter in the lives of Aussie bushrangers, Tandarra is the lively spin-off of the classic 1850s era television series, Cash & Company.
Stars: Gerard Kennedy, Penne Hackforth-Jones, Gus Mercurio, David John
Votes: 30
62. Raw Deal (1977)
94 min | Western
In the 1870s, the colonial administrator hires bounty hunter Palmer and gun salesman Ben to wipe out an army of Irish Catholic revolutionaries in their stronghold. Palmer and Ben recruit ... See full summary »
Director: Russell Hagg | Stars: Gerard Kennedy, Gus Mercurio, Rod Mullinar, Christopher Pate
Votes: 62
63. The Legend of Ben Hall (2017)
Not Rated | 139 min | Action, Biography, Drama
Ben Hall is drawn back into bushranging by the reappearance of his old friend John Gilbert. Reforming the gang, they soon become the most wanted men in Australian history.
Director: Matthew Holmes | Stars: Jack Martin, Jamie Coffa, William Lee, Joanne Dobbin
Votes: 2,340
64. Lawless: The Real Bushrangers (2017)
Documentary
Unearthing the truth behind Australia's most infamous lawless legends.
Stars: William Lee, Julian Lee Austin, Damon Hunter, Jordan Fraser-Trumble
Votes: 24
65. Captain Fury (1939)
Passed | 92 min | Western
An Irish convict sentenced to hard labor in Australia escapes into the outback, and organizes a band of fellow escapees to fight a corrupt landowner.
Director: Hal Roach | Stars: Brian Aherne, Victor McLaglen, Paul Lukas, June Lang
Votes: 324
66. Stingaree (1915)
250 min | Drama
In the Australian outback, a young woman falls for a dashing bandit known as Stingaree, who is actually a wealthy Englishman cheated out of his fortune by his greedy brother.
Director: James W. Horne | Stars: True Boardman, Marin Sais, Paul Hurst, Thomas G. Lingham
67. Stingaree (1934)
Passed | 77 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A young woman is seduced by a charismatic highwayman who offers her promises of fame as a singer in exchange for romance.
Director: William A. Wellman | Stars: Irene Dunne, Richard Dix, Mary Boland, Conway Tearle
Votes: 520
68. Trooper O'Brien (1928)
Drama, History
Trooper O'Brien is a 1928 Australian silent film. It was a melodrama set during the "Ned Kelly era" about an orphaned girl raised by a policeman in the bush. It is one of the rare Australian films that still exist in its entirety.
Director: Jack Gavin | Stars: Merle Ridgeway, Gordon Collingridge, Jack Gavin, Charles Stanford
69. The Bushranger's Bride (1911)
Drama
Edgar Dalmore, an impulsive youth, quarrels with his father, and in the heat of anger is disowned. Edgar's cousin, Vincent Lennox, is hard pressed for money, owing to his gambling ... See full summary »
Director: Alfred Rolfe | Stars: Alfred Rolfe, Lily Dampier, Raymond Longford, Lottie Lyell
Votes: 18
70. The Bushranger (1976 TV Movie)
75 min | Drama
Director: Federico Chentrens | Stars: Leonard Teale, John Hamblin, Kevin Wilson, Kate Fitzpatrick
71. Captain Thunderbolt (1955)
69 min | Adventure
Adventurer Fred Ward is sentenced to hard labour for horse theft, escapes, and becomes a bushranger under the name of Captain Thunderbolt. Stealing mainly from squatters, he quickly becomes... See full summary »
Director: Cecil Holmes | Stars: Grant Taylor, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, Rosemary Miller, Harp McGuire
Votes: 17
72. The Bushranger (1928)
60 min | Drama
Director: Chester Withey | Stars: Tim McCoy, Ena Gregory, Russell Simpson, Arthur Lubin
73. When the Kellys Were Out (1923)
Drama, Thriller
Director: Harry Southwell | Stars: Rita Aslim, Mervyn Barrington, Godfrey Cass, Allan Douglas
Votes: 10
74. The Kelly Gang (1920)
Crime, Drama
Director: Harry Southwell | Stars: Godfrey Cass, V. Upton Brown, Horace Crawford, Maud Appleton
Votes: 32
75. Thunderbolt (1910)
33 min | Short, Drama
Frederick Ward is accused of cattle theft and sent to Cockatoo island for seven years. After he escapes he finds that his fiancée has died of grief. For revenge he undertakes a life of crime.
Director: Jack Gavin | Stars: Jack Gavin, Ruby Butler, H.A. Forsyth
Votes: 55
76. Moonlite (1910)
42 min | Short
Director: Jack Gavin | Stars: Jack Gavin, H.A. Forsyth, Ruby Butler, Agnes Gavin
77. The Sick Stockrider (1913)
14 min | Short
Director: W.J. Lincoln | Stars: George Bryant, Godfrey Cass, Roy Redgrave, Tom Cannam
79. Moondyne (1913)
The 1913 movie, 'Moondyne', one of the very first made using a sound stage in Melbourne, Australia, was adapted from the novel of the same name authored by John Boyle O'Reilly and published... See full summary »
Director: W.J. Lincoln | Stars: George Bryant, Godfrey Cass, Roy Redgrave
80. Robbery Under Arms (1907)
Drama
Director: Charles MacMahon | Stars: Jim Gerald, George Merriman, Lance Vane, William Duff
Votes: 25
81. Robbery Under Arms (1920)
53 min | Drama, Western
Two brothers, Dick and Jim Marsden, become involved with the bushranger, Captain Starlight. They romance two girls, work on the goldfields, and are captured by the police after Starlight is shot dead
Director: Kenneth Brampton | Stars: Jackie Anderson, Vera Archer, Kenneth Brampton, Roland Conway
Votes: 49
82. The Life and Adventures of John Vane, the Australian Bushranger (1910)
Drama
Director: S.A. Fitzgerald | Stars: Max Clifton, Jim Gerald, Lance Vane
Votes: 17
83. A Tale of the Australian Bush (1911)
Drama
Director: Gaston Mervale | Stars: A.J. Patrick, Godfrey Cass, Harry Beaumont, James Martin
84. Captain Starlight, or Gentleman of the Road (1911)
Director: Alfred Rolfe | Stars: Lily Dampier, Lottie Lyell, Augustus Neville, Alfred Rolfe
Votes: 15
87. Ben Hall and His Gang (1911)
33 min | Short
Director: Jack Gavin | Stars: Agnes Gavin, Jack Gavin
88. Bushranger's Ransom, or A Ride for Life (1911)
Director: E.J. Cole | Star: E.J. Cole's Bohemian Dramatic Company
Votes: 15
90. The Shadow of Lightning Ridge (1921)
50 min | Action, Drama
Vowing vengeance on Edward Marriott, whom he believes to have dishonored his mother, The Shadow is a highwayman who robs only Marriott. The Shadow attracts the interest of Dorothy Harden, ... See full summary »
Director: Wilfred Lucas | Stars: Rex 'Snowy' Baker, Wilfred Lucas, Agnes Vernon, King Baggot
91. The Gentleman Bushranger (1921)
Drama
Director: Beaumont Smith | Stars: Dot McConville, Ernest T. Hearne, John Cosgrove, Tal Ordell
92. The Hungry Ones (1963)
30 min | Drama, History
Historical drama about husband and wife convicts, Will and Mary trying to go straight.
Stars: Leonard Teale, Fay Kelton, Edward Hepple, Nigel Lovell
93. The Patriots (1962)
30 min | Drama, History
William Charles Wentworth gets into trouble with the governor who believes Sydney is still British when he starts a newspaper called "The Australian".
Stars: James Condon, Allan Trevor, Nigel Lovell, Beverley Phillips
94. Jonah (1962–1964)
30 min | Adventure, Drama, History
"Jonah" is a historical drama series about Jonah Locke, a merchant trader in the early Australian colony.
Stars: Hilary Bamberger, Neil Fitzpatrick, Brian James, Harry Dearth
95. Stormy Petrel (1960)
30 min | Drama, History
The story of Mutiny On The Bounty's William Bligh.
Stars: Brian James, Delia Williams, Alistair Duncan, Ric Hutton
96. The Outcasts (1961)
Drama
The Outcasts was a 1961 Australian television serial. A period drama, it was broadcast live, though with some film inserts. All 12 episodes of the serial survive as kinescope recordings. It was a sequel to Stormy Petrel.
Stars: Amber Mae Cecil, John Unicomb, Ron Haddrick, Henry Gilbert
97. Under Capricorn (1983)
Not Rated | 198 min | Drama, History
In 1831, young Irishman Charles Adare (Peter Cousens) arrives in New South Wales, Australia, eager to make his fortune and make it fast. But what he finds are secrets that won't stay buried.
Stars: Lisa Harrow, John Hallam, Peter Cousens, Julia Blake
Votes: 58
98. Burke & Wills (1985)
PG-13 | 140 min | Adventure, Drama, History
A story based on true events about two explorers on a doomed journey trying to cross Australia on foot in the 19 century.
Director: Graeme Clifford | Stars: Jack Thompson, Nigel Havers, Greta Scacchi, Matthew Fargher
Votes: 284
99. Exile (1994)
95 min | Drama, Romance
When Peter Costello is exiled to a deserted island for stealing sheep, Mary, a maid, decides to join him there.
Director: Paul Cox | Stars: Aden Young, Beth Champion, Claudia Karvan, Norman Kaye
Votes: 96
100. For the Term of His Natural Life (1908)
22 min | Short, Crime, Drama
Director: Charles MacMahon | Stars: Martyn Keith, Rosie Knight Phillips, Mrs. Barry Lane, Frank Kenny
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